The Email Newsletter For Creative Machine Art Enthusiasts
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Hi Everyone,
IT'S TIME TO FOLLOW YOUR DREAM.... Are you asking yourself, "Why would I want to become a Sulky Certified Teacher, NOW of all times?". While these economic times are creating challenges for everyone, they are also creating great opportunities. If you have a job you don't like or one that is unstable; if you have the need to supplement your income or if there has been a change in your family's earning potential, now is the time for you to do what you love, and we will help you succeed at it when you attend a Sulky Certified Teacher Training Class.
You can ease into it. It's not an either/or choice. You can still keep your regular job and begin this rewarding career. During most recessions throughout the last 40 years the sewing industry has usually been spared the economic hard times that other industries experience because non-sewers and occasional-sewers turn to creative sewing to save money by making gifts, clothing, and other "luxuries" that have now become less affordable.
While our valuable program is certainly geared towards teaching you how to teach creative sewing classes successfully and profitably, it is by no means attended only by budding teachers. Anyone who loves to sew and learn can and should attend; many attendees come for the fun and camaraderie (and there is lots of both). There is nothing quite like being with "like-minded" people and sharing your passion. Even if you do not have future plans to teach at this time, life changes on a dime, and preparation is the mother of opportunity. All Sulky Certified Teacher Training Classes are taught by highly qualified, well-respected Sulky National Educators. The opportunity and status associated with the "Sulky" brand name that you get as a "Sulky Certified Teacher" is immeasurable. Getting in the door as a teacher in your favorite store or guild is half the battle. Give yourself a "leg-up" and a "jump-start" on the other would-be teachers out there by having behind you the credentials of a well-established, well-respected, quality-driven, education-oriented company. Of all of the other available teacher training programs, why would you want to choose Sulky as you follow your dream? In the minds of home embroiderers, quilters and sewers all over the U.S. and Canada, Sulky is as synonymous to Decorative Thread as Kleenex is to Tissue. Sulky has achieved this preeminence in the marketplace by developing wide-spread consumer awareness, trust and brand loyalty through a bold, vigorous, ongoing, 22-year education program that is unparalleled in the industry. |
Perhaps you are facing retirement without the retirement income you anticipated? Becoming a freelance Certified Sulky Teacher is a wonderful way to supplement your income while having the fun you've been looking forward to in retirement. If you already teach, enhance your credentials with the Sulky name.
From another perspective, sewing becomes the "escape" we all need while juggling family needs, personal issues, and the day-to-day stress of living, even without these economic issues before us.
Each year, for the last 14 years, Sulky's highly skilled, National Educators have taught (face-to-face) upwards of 100,000 consumers about Sulky products and techniques at Sulky "Sew Exciting"™ Seminars in retail stores and at up to 45 major consumer shows all across the country.
Through the years, Sulky has educated countless consumers by being a major co-sponsor of 8 National PBS TV Sewing Shows, with Sulky products being used and shown on most segments of:
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For many years you have seen Sulky's full-page ads in numerous issues of
these 14 consumer magazines:
| Sew News | Sewing Savvy |
| Quilters Newsletter | Quilting Arts |
| Sew Beautiful | Embroidery Journal |
| Quiltmaker | Quick & Easy Quilting |
| Creative Machine Embroidery | Designs in Machine Embroidery |
| McCall's Quilting | Creative Needle |
| Quilters Home | ASG Notions |
Sulky educates through its very active website that features frequent, new, FREE projects, answers to frequently asked questions, and great consumer service through asksulky@sulky.com. A monthly e-mail consumer newsletter updates consumers on new products, programs and educational opportunities.
Sulky educates by publishing dynamic, timely books that have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. For 10 years, Sulky educated by conducting an annual "Sulky Challenge" Contest that each year awarded up to $70,000 in cash and prizes, and resulted in 5 Sulky Challenge Traveling Collections that were annually seen by hundreds of thousands of consumers.
So, 2009 is the year to join us in our long-standing commitment to creative sewing education. It can be the answer for you and your family right now, for your future, and for our future generations to come. Get more information about the current Sulky Certified Training Classes at sulky.com including pictures of the projects and project descriptions. It will be our pleasure to help you have fun and succeed.
The 3-Day Sulky® Certified Teacher Training Program is only $499 and it includes:
- Instruction by highly skilled, enthusiastic, National Educators
- 3 Days of Sewing and Business Education
- Hundreds of dollars in Sulky Merchandise
- Certification Manual with Comprehensive Lesson Plans
- Reproducible Class Handouts
- Fabric and Supplies to complete 15 Classroom Samples
- Free Lunch for 3 days
- An official Sulky Certified Teacher Certificate of Completion
Sign up with a Friend or acquaintance at the same time for one of the 2009 Series locations and you'll each receive a $50 Sulky merchandise voucher which you can use to purchase your favorite Sulky sewing products at training!
Sulky Certified Teacher Alumni:
Receive a $100 Sulky Merchandise Voucher when you sign up and attend this new, motivating course curriculum. Be sure to mention you are a Sulky Certified Teacher Alumni during sign-up!
THE 2009 CURRICULUM...
BECAUSE YOU ASKED FOR IT...
"SULKY TECHNIQUES GALORE AND MORE!"
Our best Teacher Certification yet! You will learn all the most exciting sewing techniques in the industry today for use in your projects and/or teaching curriculum. This event promises to be even more fun than ever before. Three days will be packed full of fun and creativity that will motivate you for years to come! Most of the techniques will be turned into quick, easy finished projects, and there will be samples galore on using these techniques in other finished projects. You will come away from this program "SEW EXCITED". Join us for the most fun you can legally have in 3 days!
Whether you want to begin a career as a sewing teacher or advance your sewing career, the Sulky Teacher Certification Training program is designed to enhance your success. New classes are offered each year, so you'll have the most up-to-date teaching skills. You'll learn how to use the newest products, how to teach the most popular creative machine art techniques and develop beautiful, inspiring samples, not to mention have lots of fun! And maybe it's just time to do something creative and educational for YOU because you deserve it! Lots of people attend just for the fun of it! Join us!
If you've dreamed about attending one of these events, this is the one you don't want to miss!
For descriptions and additional photos of the upcoming projects, visit our website at sulky.com
Locations and Dates
| Apr, 2009 | ||
| 04/02 - 04/04 | Lakeland, FL Holiday Inn Lakeland Hotel & Conference Center | Educator - Ellen Osten |
| May, 2009 | ||
| 05/01 - 05/03 | Phoenix, AZ Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Airport | Educator - Lee Fletcher |
| 05/01 - 05/03 | Bloomington, MN Park Plaza Hotel | Educator - Linda Simmons |
| Jun, 2009 | ||
| 06/03 - 06/05 | Providence, RI Sheraton Providence Airport | Educator - Ellen Osten |
| Sep, 2009 | ||
| 09/11 - 09/13 | Denver, CO Red Lion Hotel | Educator - Pat Welch |
| 09/25 - 09/27 | Sacramento, CA Hawthorne Suites Hotel | Educator - Lee Fletcher |
| Oct, 2009 | ||
| 10/09 - 10/11 | Portland, OR Country Inn & Suites Hotel | Educator - Linda Simmons |
| 10/09 - 10/11 | Columbus, OH Courtyard by Marriott | Educator - Pat Welch |
| Nov, 2009 | ||
| 11/18 - 11/20 | Kennesaw, GA Hilton Garden Inn | Educators Ellen Osten Nancy Sapin |
| * Includes a tour of the Sulky warehouse. Almost filled for 2009! * Special evening class by Loralie - Sneak preview of 2010! | ||
SPECIAL BONUS EVENT AT THE KENNESAW, GA, LOCATION ONLY
Loralie Harris, creator of the wonderful, whimsical Loralie computerized embroidery designs, will be attending the Kennesaw, GA, event, and teaching a special class featuring one of her new FashionNette™ techniques one evening during this Sulky Certified Teacher Training Event. This is a sneak-peak into the 2010 curriculum.
Don't wait - these dates (11/18 - 11/20) are nearly filled already!
Note: This special optional class fee is NOT included in the $499 Sulky Certified Teacher tuition.
What is FashioNette?
In the words of Loralie... FashioNette is fun and easy to do with a speedy result - fresh and new for your apparel, your quilt, in the hall, on the bed, in the album, window or wall! Great for the bath or in the kitchen, too. At the wedding or in the nursery! You'll love this stitchin'! For novice or expert - FashionNette is for you!
Fashionette combines embroidery, appliqué and beading with surprising fabrics and unorthodox techniques to produce a whole new medium for creative expression.
We are thrilled to have Loralie as our featured guest at this event.
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY - SIGN UP TODAY!
To sign up or to learn more about any of these events, contact:
Cathy: 800-874-4115, Ext. 161 (events west of the Mississippi) Cathy.pope@sulky.com
Or Michelle: 800-874-4115, Ext. 176 (events east of the Mississippi) Michelle.perez@sulky.com
Until next time - Express Yourself!Joyce Drexler Creative Director and Co-Founder of Sulky of America
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